2013 Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Acoustic and Trawl Survey of Pacific Hake and Pacific Sardine (SaKe 2013) (SH1305, EK60)

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Resource Abstract:
Scientists from the Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring (FRAM) division at the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), the Fishery Resources Division (FRD) at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), and the Pacific region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducted the 2013 Integrated Acoustic Survey (IAT) survey aboard the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) W.E. Ricker. Both vessels are stern trawlers equipped for fisheries and oceanographic research. The Shimada surveyed from 32.8??N to 51.1??N between June 9 and August 25, and the Ricker surveyed from 51.4??N to 54.7??N between August 22 and September 11. Hake aggregations were targeted along the continental shelf and upper slope of the entire survey area; sardine aggregations were targeted only as far north as the northwest end of Vancouver Island. The portion of the survey conducted with the Bell M. Shimada focuses on both Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) and Pacific hake (Merluccius productus), a Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Acoustic and Trawl Survey of Pacific Hake and Pacific Sardine (SaKe 2013) covered the area from the Southern California Bight (SCB), CA to north end of the Vancouver Island, Canada. The data include here are those collected on NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada only, i.e. Sake 2013 data only.The survey began in the SCB, proceeded north toward Dixon Entrance, and finished along the west side of Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands). In the SCB, nine parallel line transects (spaced roughly 20 nmi apart and oriented northeast-southwest) spanned from San Diego to Point Conception. Approximately 30 nmi north of Point Conception, acoustic transects assumed an east-west orientation, were spaced 10 nmi apart, and ranged from the 30-m isobath (or as close to shore as was safely navigable) to either the 1,500-m isobath or a location 35 nmi west of the inshore waypoint, whichever was farther offshore. (Transects north of Vancouver Island went inshore to the 50-m isobath or as close to shore as was safely navigable.) Transects in Dixon Entrance had a northsouth orientation. A few transects along the west coast of Haida Gwaii were run as modified zigzags due to time constraints. The Shimada was tasked with completing transects up to the north end of Vancouver Island, at which point the Ricker would complete the remainder. All transects were traversed sequentially, usually in alternating directions. When hake were detected at the offshore end of a transect, the vessel proceeded west to the end of the hake sign and then beyond for an additional 0.5 nmi to ensure that the end of the aggregation was located. This protocol was in place to ensure that the interpolation algorithm calculated the correct biomass at the offshore ends of transects.
Citation
Title 2013 Joint U.S.-Canada Integrated Acoustic and Trawl Survey of Pacific Hake and Pacific Sardine (SaKe 2013) (SH1305, EK60)
creation  Date   9999-12-31
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Voice 303-497-6826
Fax 303-497-6513
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325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC > Northwest Fisheries Science Center
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Voice 206-860-3200
Address
2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
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organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC > Northwest Fisheries Science Center
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Voice 206-860-3200
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2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Scattering
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Benthic Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Pelagic Habitat
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North Pacific Ocean
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Global
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In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > WCMS > Water Column Mapping System
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Geophysics
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publication  Date   2018-12-14
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NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
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Analysis
Aggregation
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Title Method > information processing
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Continental Shelf
Slope
Bathymetry
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Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
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Sake
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Title Material > Environmental Material
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Habitat
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Title Realm > Habitat
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Acoustic
Survey
Bathymetry
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Title Activity > Observation
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Island
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Pacific
Ocean
Coast
Bight
Shore
Ecosystem
North Pacific Ocean
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Title Feature > Marine Feature
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Acoustic
Centered
North
West
Parallel To
Orientation
Direction
Bathymetry
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Title Property > Measure
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In Situ/Laboratory Instrument
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Title Equipment > Instrument
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National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Marine
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Title Realm > marine
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Sea Floor
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Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-14
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purpose:
to assess the abundance, distribution, and biology of coastal hake (Merluccius productus) and pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) off the west coast of US and Canada
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Cite as: Northwest Fisheries Science Center (2013): Water Column Sonar Data Collection (SH1305, EK60). National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V57942N7 [access date]
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Constraints
Use limitation statement:
These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Resource may not be available for up to one year after initial collection.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -130.171
eastBoundLongitude  -117.075
northBoundLatitude  51.074
southBoundLatitude  32.590
Temporal Extent
9999-12-31T23:59:59 1900-01-01T00:00:06
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Lawrence C. Hufnagle, Jr.
organisation Name  NWFSC
position Name Supervisory Physical Scientist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 206-860-3346
Address
2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
electronic Mail Address lawrence.c.hufnagle@noaa.gov
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Rebecca Thomas
organisation Name  NWFSC
position Name Research Biological Scientist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 206-302-2412
Address
2715 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
electronic Mail Address rebecca.thomas@noaa.gov
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Vector spatial representation information

Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  curve
geometric Object Count  10807
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Reference system information

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
authority
Title European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
publication  Date   2008-11-12
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  European Petroleum Survey Group
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name European Petroleum Survey Group Geodetic Parameter Dataset
URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
link function search
Description Registry that accesses the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, which is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations.
Version 6.18.3
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Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Scope of quality information
scope level  collectionHardware
Resource extent
Extent description
Elliott Bay, WA
Geographic Extent
Sample Location (gmlPos):  -122.40 47.6243
Temporal Extent
2013-05-21
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
Calibrated w/ calibration data

Scope of quality information
scope level  series
Resource lineage description
Processing Step
date and time 9999-12-31T23:59:59
description Raw unprocessed data files
processing agent contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Lawrence C. Hufnagle, Jr.
organisation Name  NWFSC
position Name Supervisory Physical Scientist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 206-860-3346
Address
2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
electronic Mail Address lawrence.c.hufnagle@noaa.gov
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Conformance Result 
pass  true
explanation Positional accuracy dependent on navigation GPS, ship motion correction, and sound velocity profile accuracy.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy
Conformance Result 
pass  true
explanation Vertical accuracy is dependent on navigation GPS and ship motion corrections.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Chuck Anderson
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Water Column Sonar Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4742
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address wcd.info@noaa.gov
Standard ordering process
fees Free
Ordering Instructions  Contact the Water Column Sonar Data Manager to order data
Format
Format name Kongsberg/Simrad instrument files (.raw or .wcd)
Format version 1
specification > Kongsberg/Simrad .raw files are generated by ME70, EK60 or ES60 instruments. They contain power and optionally angular position data with each beam/frequency identified by an independent channel. See the Simrad interface specification manual for further information. The .wcd files are generated by Kongsberg EM302 or EM122 instruments. See Kongsberg documentation for more information.
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Water Column Sonar Data Map Viewer
URL: http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/
link function search
Description Interactive map viewer to allow discovery and access to water column sonar data

Metadata data stamp:  2016-01-26
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  unknown
notes: This record has been automatically modified to include references to NCEI where applicable on 2015-09-02.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Chuck Anderson
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Water Column Sonar Data Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-4742
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address wcd.info@noaa.gov
Metadata contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Dezhang Chu
organisation Name  NWFSC
position Name Research Physical Scientist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 206-861-7602
Address
2725 Montlake Blvd. E, Seattle, WA, 98112 Country USA
electronic Mail Address dezhang.chu@noaa.gov
Metadata scope code  series
Metadata hierarchy level name:  Water Column Sonar Series-Level Metadata
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:SH1305_EK60

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)